I have tried downloading MPLAB and have followed some of the problems
you people have encountered. The only apparent problem I have, is the size
of the zipped file. Its 1.9Meg I would like to divide it up into
two files so I can put them on floppies, and then install them at home.
Anyone know how this could be done in Unix or suggest an alternative.
Downloading it from the net at home would take forever. Does microchip
offer this software of floppies, who can I call to get a copy on disks?

I have tried downloading MPLAB and have followed some of the problems
you people have encountered. The only apparent problem I have, is the si
ze
of the zipped file. Its 1.9Meg I would like to divide it up into
two files so I can put them on floppies, and then install them at home.
Anyone know how this could be done in Unix or suggest an alternative.
Downloading it from the net at home would take forever. Does microchip
offer this software of floppies, who can I call to get a copy on disks?

Neil Gandler

Hi;

You can write a simple program in c to read the file and divide it into
two pieces (just read and update a counter until you hit 1.4M, then switch
output to another file). At home, use "copy /b file1+file2" (assuming DOS)
or you could probably "cat >>" them if you use a UNIX variant...

> I have tried downloading MPLAB and have followed some of the problems
>you people have encountered. The only apparent problem I have, is the size
>of the zipped file. Its 1.9Meg I would like to divide it up into
>two files so I can put them on floppies, and then install them at home.
>Anyone know how this could be done in Unix or suggest an alternative.
>Downloading it from the net at home would take forever. Does microchip
>offer this software of floppies, who can I call to get a copy on disks?
>
> Neil Gandler
>
>

NEIL GANDLER <.....V064MB9KKILLspam@spam@UBVMS.CC.BUFFALO.EDU> wrote :
>
> I have tried downloading MPLAB and have followed some of the problems
> you people have encountered. The only apparent problem I have, is the size
> of the zipped file. Its 1.9Meg I would like to divide it up into
> two files so I can put them on floppies, and then install them at home.
> Anyone know how this could be done in Unix or suggest an alternative.
> Downloading it from the net at home would take forever. Does microchip
> offer this software of floppies, who can I call to get a copy on disks?
>
> Neil Gandler
>
I've a C program that splits files up in UNIX. The resulting files can
then be rebuilt into the original using the DOS COPY command as someone
else suggested.

> I have tried downloading MPLAB and have followed some of the problems
> you people have encountered. The only apparent problem I have, is the size
> of the zipped file. Its 1.9Meg I would like to divide it up into
> two files so I can put them on floppies, and then install them at home.
> Anyone know how this could be done in Unix or suggest an alternative.
> Downloading it from the net at home would take forever. Does microchip
> offer this software of floppies, who can I call to get a copy on disks?
>
> Neil Gandler
Newest version of PKZIP will span floppies as will DOS BACKUP. Not
sure about TAR or COMPRESS on UNIX.